Meghraj will accelerate delivery of services and optimise spending on ICT The Government of India (GI) Cloud project (Mehgraj) is an ambitious cloud computing architecture for government department and agencies. The first phase of the project was launched on 4th February, 2014 and is being implemented by the National Informatics Center (NIC). Currently, 61 departments…
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) will float a consultation paper on regulating Over the Top (OTT) players by third week of January. The authority’s chairman Dr Rahul Khullar told ET that the process would seek to define ‘net neutrality.’ The development comes on the day the country’s largest telecom operator, Airtel with drew…
Cybercriminals are looking at ways to exploit tech giant Apple’s recently-launched digital payment solution Apple Pay, according to top cybersecurity solutions firm Trend Micro. Even though no actual attacks on Apple Pay have been reported yet, Trend Micro’s ‘Security Prediction for 2015 and Beyond’ warned that cybercriminals will increase attacks on mobile payment systems. “It’s…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 30: In a major initiative that may revolutionise the general education sector, Kerala is all set to introduce multi-media “Digital Collaborative Textbooks” (DCT), the first of its kind in the country, in government schools. This digital textbook will comprise information contributed by persons around the globe in audio or video formats, besides the…
We recently caught up with Debjani Ghosh, Managing Director of Intel, South Asia, and talked India’s digital literacy initiatives and its potential impact on the nation’s growth. Intel, with their National Digital Literacy Mission, have set their sights on the goal of making at least one adult from the country’s 147 million rural households across…
“Even five years after introduction of e-Governance in Madhya Pradesh, the expansion of services is not up to the mark. There are several hurdles in the way of its expansion, hence the State Government should think over following alternate channel like Mobile Apps and services through banks. The State Government has launched 126 services but…
A national cybercrime and coordination centre meant to fend off such attacks is still awaiting approval The recent data hack at Sony Pictures that has threatened a cyber-war between the US and North Korea has raised questions about the preparedness of India if faced with a similar attack. Experts are concerned that the country may not be adequately armed…
Google may soon extend Fiber, its optical fiber-based crazy-fast broadband service, which as of now is limited to a few cities in the United States to India. The search giant has been in talks with the IT ministry in the country to bring its Internet service as part of the ongoing Digital India program, Hindu Business…
List of ministries who spent below 30% of their budget by end-September could show the centre’s priorities, or the lack of them Manas Chakravarty A report that the Union government has slashed an already-low health budget has generated a lot of heat. But what are the other ministries that have seen lower spending? The chart…
Facing flak over its decision to impose higher tariff on internet telephony, Bharti Airtel finally cracked under pressure and decided to defer its decision pending regulatory view on the matter. The company, which last week surprised the market by fixing higher tariff for voice over internet telephony (VoIP) for its pre-paid subscribers, said it will not go…